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Show Unions of Brotherhood Carpenters. New York state heads the list with 95 unions; Pennsylvania comes next with 83 unions, and Massachusetts is third with 50 unions. Illinois also has 60 unions and Ohio has 40 unions. The reports show over half the local unions charge $5 or more initiation fee some charge as high as $35. In 75 per cent, of the unions the dues are 00 cents or more per month, while the large proportion pro-portion hold weekly meetings and pay sick benefits of $4 to $6 per week for a period of from ten to twenty-six weeks per year. The wages range from $1.75 to $8.60 -the general average is $9.80 to $3 per day an most of our unions now work either eight or nine hours per day. Biennial Report of National Secretary P. J. McGuiie. |